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1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
ECC Regular season champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record22–9 (11–3 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaDavis Gym
Seasons
1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Lafayette 10 4   .714 16 13   .552
Rider 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
Lehigh 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Drexel 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Towson State 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Hofstra 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
Delaware 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
1987 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Charles Woollum, played their home games at Davis Gym and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – where they lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Georgetown, 75–53.[1]

Roster

1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Mark Atkinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Erie, Pennsylvania
C 40 Mike Butts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*
at Ohio State L 62–90  0–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 3, 1987*
Marist W 66–54  3–4
Davis Gym (720)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1987*
Drexel W 85–79  5–4
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1987*
at Maryland L 68–77  6–7
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
ECC tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
vs. Delaware
Quarterfinals
W 81–71  20–8
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 7, 1987*
vs. Lehigh
Semifinals
W 103–100 2OT 21–8
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 8, 1987*
at Towson
Championship game
W 86–74  22–8
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(16 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown
First Round
L 53–75  22–9
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References